Haithem Loucif

Haithem Loucif
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-08) 8 July 1996
Place of birth Batna, Algeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
 USM Alger
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Paradou AC 36 (3)
2019–2021 Angers B 14 (0)
2021–2023 USM Alger 40 (1)
2023–2025 Yverdon-Sport 20 (0)
2024 → Lausanne-Sport (loan) 10 (1)
2025– USM Alger 29 (1)
International career‡
2018 Algeria U23 1 (0)
2018– Algeria 3 (0)
2021– Algeria A' 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 August 2023

Haithem Loucif (Arabic: هيثم لوصيف; born 8 July 1996) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for USM Alger.

Club career

Loucif made his professional debut with Paradou AC in a 1–0 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 loss to USM Bel-Abbès on 15 March 2018.[1]

Angers

In 2019, Loucif Joined Angers.[2]

USM Alger

On 31 January 2021, Haithem Loucif return to Algeria through the gate of USM Alger and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract after terminating his contract with Angers.[3][4] On 3 June 2023, Loucif won the first title in his football career by winning the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup after defeating Young Africans of Tanzania.[5][6]

Yverdon-Sport

On 16 August 2023, Loucif joined the newly promoted club in the Swiss Super League Yverdon-Sport for three seasons.[7]

On 8 February 2024, Loucif was loaned by Lausanne-Sport.[8]

International career

Loucif made his debut for Algeria in a friendly match against Qatar in December 2018.[9] On 2 January 2023, Loucif was selected for the 28-man squad to participate in the 2022 African Nations Championship.[10] Loucif reaching the final settling for runner-up after the defeat against Senegal.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 January 2024[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
USM Alger 2020–21 Ligue 1 60——1[a]070
2021–22 220———220
2022–23 121—12[b]0—241
Total 401—12010531
Yverdon-Sport 2023–24 Swiss Super League 15010——160
Career total 0000000000
  1. ↑ All appearances in Algerian League Cup
  2. ↑ All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup

Honours

USM Alger

References

  1. ↑ "Paradou AC vs. USM Bel Abbès - 15 March 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "HAITHEM LOUCIF REJOINT ANGERS SCO".
  3. ↑ "USM Alger un mercato royal avec loucif naidji et un Burkinabe en renfort". agazettedufennec.com. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "USMA : Naidji, Loucif et un attaquant burkinabé débarquent". DZFoot.com. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "USM Alger Lift CAF Cup Despite Home Loss To Young Africans". barrons.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "CAF CC : L'USMA REMPORTE LA COUPE!". dzfoot.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Mercato : Haïthem Loucif signe en Suisse". dzfoot.com. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "HAÏTHEM LOUCIF EST LAUSANNOIS!" [HAÏTHEM LOUCIF IS AT LAUSANNE!] (in French). Lausanne-Sport. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Equipe nationale des locaux : Une première pour six joueurs -". lecourrier-dalgerie.com.
  10. ↑ "CHAN 2022 : La liste des 28 algériens dévoilée". dzfoot.com. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Senegal win penalty shootout against Algeria to become CHAN champions". Cafonline.com. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  12. ↑ Haithem Loucif at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "USMA 2 – CRB 0 : une USMA 9 étoiles". Competition. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Coupe d'Algérie (Finale) : l'USMA fait tomber le CRB et décroche la Décima". competition.dz. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "USM Alger Lift CAF Cup Despite Home Loss To Young Africans". barrons.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Zamalek 1 – USMA 0 (victoire de l'USMA aux tab 7- 8): l'USMA sur le toit de l'Afrique". competition.dz. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.


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